Vapor bath cabinet



mi@ 3 9433 M. W. JESSUP 2,326,935

VAPOR BATH CABINET Filed NOV. 14, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEYS Aug. 3, 1943. M. w. .JEssUP 2,326,035

VAPOR BAT-H CABINET Filed Nov. 14, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 T H Il Il Il Il l INVENTOR. Markus VIZ-@asap BY @Magn/wn@ ATTCIRNIYI Patented Aug. 3, 1943 stares sare,

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This invention relates -to vapor or steam bath.

cabinets, and its general object is to provi-de a Gabinetto not only subject a patient to medicated vapors, but also to infra-red rays, the latter beingy used to bring about advantage-s and benets not possible by vapor alone.

An important object is to provide a vapor bath cabinet vthat includes a Vapor generator, capable of producing an ample quantity oi medic-ated vapor in minimum time, as well as to bring about rapid diiusion of the vapor throughout the area oi the enclosure formed by the cabinet walls, in that water is supplied' to the generatorin small Quantities and heat is'vsubstantially conned be* low a pan. for receiving medicated vapor producing chemtcals, and provision "is made tofalow escape ofthevapor radially from tlsefgonerator. VA further object vis to provide a vapor bath cabinet that includes a comfortable seat for the patient, the seat being adjustable as to height and includes alo-ack rest. v 4 A A still further" object is to provide ag vapor bath cabinet includingr a vapor generator, that isr simple in construction, inexpensive to manne facture, and extremely eiicient in use and service.

This invention also consists in `certain other features'of construction and inftheycombination and .arrangement of the several parts, to be Ahereina-iter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will behad to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorrespo-nding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

igure l. is a perspective View ci 'the ca. .t which forms the subject matter ofthe present invention. Y

`lilguref is a horizontal sectional view .taken approximately on line lL- or Figure i, locking in the' direction ofthe arrows.

FigureY 3 is a. vertical sectional view taken through the cabinet, illustrates parte in elevation.

' Figure 4 is a .sectional View taken approXimf-.te-

ly on line li-i of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows. g

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view circuit for the infra-red lay unit and the heating unit for the generator. l

Referring to the drawings in detail; it will be noted that my cabinet includes a real" wall and side walls?l that are insulated, that each of those walls are ni-ade up or inner and outer layers of sheet metal or the like, and a relatively thick layer of insulating material, thus preventing heat losses as will be apparent. The remain? ing walls, including the doors, may likewise be insulated in the same manner. a

The top wall' includes a relatively narrow hori-v z ontal rear pointion' and narrow side portions il, the latter' being disposed at va forward andk downward angle or inclination` from the rear portion. The space between the side` portions is closed by 'a pair `of upper doors 5 hinged to the side portions and provided with knobs The rear portion 3 Vis provided with a recess centrally of the forward edge thereof and the upper ends of the doors are also provided with recesses reg# -istering withthe rst recess when the doors are closed, to form an openingr 'i for the neck. or the patient, when seated in the cabinet for disposing the head exteriorly thereof.

The major portion ofthe front wall 8 is'provided withA a'door opening that extends'through the upper end thereof, and that opening is closed by a single door Si that is hinged to one narrow side portion of the front wall. Suitable latching means lo is provided for the `door e and the front wall has a relatively narrow opening below the doorfopening thereof, for a purpose which will be presentlyrdescribed.-

` The outer corners or meeting edges of the walls are preferably covered by corner strips l I for not only reinorcingthe same, but to add an ornamental appearance to the cabinet. Casters l2 are secured to the bottom walladjacent to its corners, to facilitate moving the cabinet, as will beapparent. A

`suitably xed in a watertight manner to the upright wallsand adjacent tothe bottom wall isa horizontal partition I3 that provides aoor, and the partition has a rectangular recess centrally arranged in its forward portion to provide a drain opening I4. Slidably mountedV in the narrow opening of the front wall, to underliethe drain opening, is a drawer I5 for receiving moisture formed by condensation as well as water emitted from the patient such as perspiration, the' drawer being provided with suitable guides and supporting means, as well as a facing stop l engageable with the front wall to limit inward movement of the drawer toa closed position, and

the `facing stop has a handle I'I secured thereto. Fixed to the floor andY extending rearwardly from theyfront wail for a portion or" the length of, the fioor is a pair of supporting members I8 disposed adjacent to the side walls, and secured to and bridging the supporting members to be elevated above-the licor are spaced strips I9 profloor.

viding a rack structure for the feet of a patient. The strips I9 are preferably of a length to abut the side walls and are laid flat upon the supports. A barrier strip of a width to extend above the strips i9 is secured to the inner ends of the supports, and is for the purpose of confning the water to the stripped portion of the By that construction, it will be obvious that the water will pass through the spaces between the strips I9 and drain through the opening I into the drawer, which can be removed and emptied from time to time.

Secured to the side walls a suitable distance above the floor and adjacent to the rear edges thereof are elongated angle brackets 2i having xed thereto for disposal in bridging relation to'` the side walls a frame like platform that includes a pair of spaced strips 22 and a square center piece 23, in the form shown, the center piece having a central opening therein for passage of a screw stern 24 of a disk like seat 25. The stem is threaded in a flanged collar 26 to extend'therethrough, and of course for adjusting the height of the seat. YThe collar 26 ,is fixed tothe center piece in registration with the Vopeni'ngf therein, and the stem is xed to a headl 2 which inturn is nxedv to the underside of the seat,

sor that upon Yrotation of the seat,"the height thereof is varied, as will be apparent.v

VA back rest is preferably provided for the seat K and in the V,form shown, the back rest includes a pair of right angle strips 23 having horizontal portions iiXed to the upper facetof the platform and rearwardly inclined upright portions 2Q having secured to theV upper ends thereof in bridging relation therewith, a back receiving member 3D,

The steam or vapor generator includes anelectrical heating unit 3| of disk formation in the form shown, and the unit 3i is Xed to and rests upon a legged support 32 having its legs outwardly flared therefrom and secured to the ready access to the pan i3, but is normally closed by a lid i4 that is hinged as at 45, with the result it will be seen that steam formed by the heating of the water in the container 33 will be conned about the chemicals in the pan 43 and thus bring about rapid production of medicated vapor which must pass radially from the generator through a row of openings [it disposed circumferentially of the upper cylindrical portion 33 and adjacent its upper end. The arrangement of the openings d brings about diffusion of the vapor throughout the entire area of the cabinet. The shield or flange like portion E is likewise provided with an annular row of openings i? arranged therein adjacent to its vjuncture with the upper cylindrical portion 33.

The infra-red ray unit includes a bracket like body i3 having a rear wall fixed to the rear wall bottom wall, as best shown in Figurei. Mounted upon the heating unit 37| is a water container 373, which is supplied with water from a reservoir receptacle through the medium of a pipe 35,

sotthat a constant level of Ywater is maintained within the container 33, as best shown in Figure 4 which likewise illustrates that the quantity of V'water within the receptacle is relativelyi small, so as to bring about rapid formation of steam, as will ,be apparent. y t

4The reservoir receptacle 3d. is in turn supplied with water by an inverted bottle 36, resting upon an` elastic gasket 3i in the upper flanged portion `of the receptacle. o Y The steam or vapor dome for the generator includes an upper cylindrical portion 38 that is mounted in an opening in the iloor or partition 4 3 for disposal therethrough, as best shown in Figure 4, and the dome is xed to the lfloor, by screw bolts 3S that are threaded in ears 4l] eX- tending from diametrically opposite sides of the cylindrical portion 38 and which bear against the under face of the floor. Formed onthe cylindrical portion 3S is a downwardly and outwardlyiiaredannular lower iiange4 like portion 4l vhaving a downturned-rim about its lower edge.

The dome is disposed in spaced surrounding relation with respect to the water container 33, and the upper cylindrical portion 38 has ,lugs i2 extending inwardly from its inner face, to actas supports for a chemical receiving pan d3, for theY latter to overlie the container. I

N The upper end ofthe dome is open to provide of the cabinet for disposal adjacent to and slightlyabove the vapor generator, as best shown in 'Figure 4 and forme-d onthe rear wall of the bracket like body are upper and lower flanges dd, the upper flange being formed with a deiiecting shield 59 for directing the. rays from the unit in the general direction of the vapors from the generator. Mounted between the iianges 49 are infra-red ray coils 5l.,

` The circuit for the heating unit of the gen- Verator and the infra-red ray unit is shown in Figure 5, and each of the units is separately controlled, there being a switch 52 for the heating unit and a switchv 53 for the coils 5l. Pilot lights 5ft and 55 are-likewise provided for the units and the switchesl and pilot lights are preferably mounted on one side wall of the cabinet, as shown in Figure 1, which illustrates that the switch 52 for controlling the heating unit is of the turn button type and may be a three-way switch, to bring about regulation of the heat for the generator. An inlet socket member 56 is likewise provided for receiving the usual prong type plug, for connecting the cabinet in circuit with a suitable source of current, as will be apparent.

A thermometer 57 is provided for the cabinet, and is shown in Figure 1V as being mounted in one of the narrow side portions of the top wall.

Itis thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent. v

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement or" the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

' What I claim is:

in a vapor bath cabinet having a horizontal bottom wall, a horizontal floor partition supportedahove the bottom wall and having an opening therein, a vapor generator mounted on the'bottorn wall in registration with the opening in the partition, a cylindrical perforated dome snugly tted in and projecting vthrough Athe partition opening, a downwardly flared Bange depending from the bottom of the dome below the partition, means for securing the dome to the partition, the said dome concentrically surrounding therupper portion of the vapor gensupporting lugs in the upper portion of the dome, and'a hinged cover normally closing the top of the dome.

MARKUS W. JESSUP. 

